This report presents a statistical analysis of data given
in 3,059 reports involving observations of anomalous phenomena or objects on or
near the ground resulting in physical residues generated by the observed
phenomena or objects. These observations took place in 91 countries between
1490 and 2004.

The analysis permits certain regularities of these
phenomena to be brought out. The data indicates there is a certain type of
phenomenon which shows stable statistical properties.

This research began in 1968 and after 36 years it is yet
premature to consider the nature of these phenomena on the basis of the data
presented to date . The developments of methods of obtaining more reliable data
and expansion of the initial information used will result in a database of the
most important piece of the UFO puzzle - physical evidence.

At this point there seems to be no relation to the more
popular crop circles which are much larger and complex than UFO landing sites.
The current problem is the inclination on the part of investigators to identify
possible landing sites as crop circles - if it’s circular, it must be a crop
circle.

SUGGESTED
FUTURE RESEARCH

To obtain more definite conclusions, more reliable and
detailed data must be obtained. These events must be well documented and
sampled for laboratory analysis. There needs to be a central repository for
landing/physical evidence events. Currently, the data is scattered among
numerous investigators in many countries.

A central repository should produce interim reports to be
available to the general public and serious investigators. This will produce
new data and a much more complete database. The entire database should be
available in some form as physical trace events will give us the most
substantial evidence for - or against - the existence of Unidentified Flying
Objects.

Pre 1900

24 cases

0.78%

1900 - 1939

22 cases

0.72%

1940 - 1949

28 cases

0.92%

1950 - 1959

303 cases

9.91%

1960 - 1969

534 cases

17.46%

1970 - 1979

1109 cases

36.25%

1980 - 1989

498 cases

16.28%

1990 - 1999

435 cases

14.22%

2000 - 2004

106 cases

3.46%

Fig. 1 - DISTRIBUTION OF EVENTS BY
YEAR

1954

105 CASES

3.43%

1969

133 CASES

4.35%

1973

159 CASES

5.20%

1974

125 CASES

4.01%

1975

147 CASES

4.81%

1976

114 CASES

3.73%

1977

119 CASES

3.90%

1979

121 CASES

4.00%

1980

103 CASES

3.37%

TOTALS

1126 CASES

36.80%

Fig. 2 - PEAK YEAR DISTRIBUTION

2300

256 cases

2000

251 cases

2100

245 cases

2200

200 cases

0200

142 cases

2400

137 cases

1900

137 cases

0400

124 cases

1700

119 cases

1800

98 cases

Fig. 3 - PEAK TIME DISTRIBUTION
(local times)

United States

979 cases

France

245 cases

Canada

214 cases

Brazil

199 cases

Italy

184 cases

Australia

168 cases

England

168 cases

New Zealand

153 cases

Argentina

122 cases

Venezuela

93 cases

2525 cases (82.5%)

Fig. 4 - PEAKDISTRIBUTION COUNTRIES

Missouri

43 cases

Iowa

39 cases

Illinois

38 cases

California

35 cases

Indiana

33 cases

Fig. 5 - PEAKDISTRIBUTIONSTATES

Multiple Witness Events:40.4% (1,236 cases)

Occupants/Beings Reported:23.9% (731 cases)

More than one being seen:63.2% (461 cases)

Being described as small:57.1% (417 cases)

Circular

57.2%

Oval

21.2%

Sphere

14.6%

Cylinder/Cigar

6.0%

Various Shapes

1.0%

Fig. 6 - SHAPE DISTRIBUTION OF
OBJECTS

Metallic

59.6%

Red

11.0%

White

10.1%

Orange-Red

5.5%

Orange

3.7%

Yellow

3.7%

Blue-White

2.8%

Green

2.8%

Gold

0.8%

Fig. 7 - OBJECT COLOR

Sound Heard

9.3%

Whistling

31.1%

Humming

22.6%

Hissing

11.3%

Buzzing

11.1%

Beeping

10.0%

“Electronic”

10.0%

Roaring

4.9%

Fig. 8 - SOUND RELATED TO OBJECT

Graph below indicates the object dimensions as estimated by
witnesses. Dimensions in meters are as follows;

A: one - three B: four -
seven

C: eight - twelve D: twelve- sixteen

E: seventeen - twenty-oneF: twenty-two - twenty-five

G:
twenty-five +

Fig. 9 - ESTIMATED OBJECT
DIMENSIONS

Graph below indicates the duration of the observations.
Duration in minutes as follows:

A:Less than 1 minuteB:1 - 2 minutes

C:2 - 5 minutesD:5 - 10 minutes

E:10 - 20 minutesF:20 - 30 minutes

G:30 minutes - 1 hourH:one hour +

Fig. 10 - DURATION OF
OBSERVATION

Circular

78.7%

Oval

15.2%

Irregular

6.1%

Fig. 11 -
CONFIGURATION OF PRIMARY TRACES

Burnt

47.7%

Depressed

40.0%

Dehydrated

12.3%

Fig. 12 -
CONDITION OF PRIMARY SITE

Fig. 13 - OBJECT
(light gray) & SITE DIMENSIONS

in meters

A:
1 - 3B: 4 - 7C: 8 - 12D: 12 - 16E:
17 - 21F: 22 - 25

G: 25+

Human Effects

5.3%

Animal Effects

2.8%

Vehicle Damage

6.5%

Structure Damage

1.2%

Footprints

7.7%

Tree Damage

9.1%

Radiation

1.7%

Electromagnetic Effects

7.6%

Angel Hair

8.9%

Fragments Recovered

8.1%

Liquid Residue

2.0%

White Residue

3.8%

Fig. 14 - SECONDARY TRACES

Imprints

31.1%

Three

69.9%

Four

28.3%

Five

0.4%

Six

1.4%

Fig. 15 - LANDING
GEAR IMPRINTS

SUMMARY

Currently UFO landing events
with physical traces are occurring at a rate of 2.2 events per month. Prime
time viewing for such an event would be between 8 pm and midnight with
secondary peaks at 2 am and 4 am. Best location would be Missouri, Iowa or Illinois.

Objects generating traces are
most often circular, metallic in color. There are three primary types of object
observed.

Type 1: One to three meters in diameter, disc or
spherical in shape. These objects tend not to make ground contact but hover
close to the surface, leaving behind burnt or dehydrated circular effects.

Type 2: Four to seven meters in daimeter, oval or
disc-shaped. Landing with imprints, either 3 or four. Sites are burnt or
depressed and circular to oval in shape.